Paediatric trauma causes, patterns and early intervention at the Muhimbili national hospital emergency department in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Trauma remains the leading cause of death and disability in paediatric and adolescent population worldwide, though most of the childhood injury burden rests in low-income and middle-income countries. Many paediatric deaths attributable to trauma are preventable, and morbidity may be greatly reduced...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-12-01
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Series: | African Journal of Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X13001377 |